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Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse by Martin Davies

By DavidPrestidge

5 August, 2015

Sherlock Holmes is the gift that simply goes on giving. We have read of him as a young man, and a man in his dotage. We have seen his mysterious brother at Mycroft centre stage too, and his arch villain Moriarty has been rehabilitated and…

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The Storm Murders by John Farrow

By Vicki Weisfeld

3 July, 2015

John Farrow is the pen name that acclaimed Canadian writer Trevor Ferguson selected when he decided to try his hand at writing genre fiction. It’s his fourth book featuring detective Émile Cinq-Mars and the first of the planned Storm Murders trilogy. In this mystery/thriller, prickly…

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After the Crash

By MarinaSofia

7 March, 2015

Written by Michel Bussi, translated by Sam Taylor — In 1980 an airplane flying from Istanbul to Paris crashes in the Jura mountains on the Franco-Swiss border. All 168 people on board are killed. The sole, almost miraculous survivor is a three-month-old baby girl. It turns out…

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Never Look Back

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

DI Mike Lockyer has an autistic brother. He also has a failed marriage. The wedding ring on a chain round his neck is a constant reminder of the latter, while his visits to his brother’s care home remind him that life can be extremely unfair…

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The Visitors

By crimefictionlover

10 October, 2014

This debut novel is anything but run of the mill. Set on the fictional Scottish isle of Bancree, The Visitors is a heady mix of myth and modern life, with a plot that ebbs and flows like the waves that surround its misty setting.A modern…

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Crossing the Line by Frédérique Molay

By DeathBecomesHer

21 September, 2014

Translated by Anne Trager — If your tastes tend towards the gory and you enjoy your crime set in a foreign clime, then this could be the book for you. Molay is the holder of a slew of international crime fiction awards and has been…

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Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

By spriteby

23 August, 2014

Mystery at the Manor is the second episode in the 12-book Cherringham series of cosy mysteries, which transatlantic writing duo Matt Costello (US) and Neil Richards (UK) intend to release in monthly instalments. Each book is intended to be a self-contained mystery and they all…

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The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

By Keith Nixon

12 August, 2014

Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, gets a call. He’s been offered a case – defend a murder suspect who claims to be innocent. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Murders are revenue generators for lawyers and Mickey is down on his luck. The…

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Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse by Martin Davies

The Storm Murders by John Farrow

After the Crash

Never Look Back

The Visitors

Crossing the Line by Frédérique Molay

Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

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